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Canadiens vs. Sabres March 23, 2013

MONTREAL, CANADA - MARCH 23 : Fans of the Montreal Canadiens pause for pictures in the Hall of Fame before the NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres on March 23, 2013 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft